Divine Beast Creator

Without asking Feng Yuan, Veronia had already guessed from his question where the problem had arisen, and turned to look at the Shallow-Dwelling Octopus preparing to leave. Veronia realized something was amiss.

"I don’t recall the Shallow-Dwelling Octopus having a Psychic Network like this. You, come here."

Calling out to the Shallow-Dwelling Octopus about to depart, Veronia motioned for it to approach. However, this Shallow-Dwelling Octopus hesitated unusually, even looking at Veronia with fear.

Not to mention that Veronia is a Divine Beast, they hadn’t done anything inappropriate at Fortune Full Building. As for the Shallow-Dwelling Octopus involved in the incident, it was still at the recuperation center, making it unlikely to have relayed any message.

Thus, the first suspicion arose around whether the Shallow-Dwelling Octopus had a Psychic Network similar to that of the Divine Beasts. Such networks can transmit messages irrespective of distance; some can even share perceptions. If so, this reaction from the Octopus wouldn’t be surprising.

After all, it’s rare to see Spirit Beasts afraid of Divine Beasts, especially when those Divine Beasts have no blemish.

Watching the Octopus cautiously move closer, Veronia snorted lightly and directly started questioning it. Initially, the Octopus was indeed scared, but perhaps due to the Divine Beast’s reputation, it gradually became less hesitant and spoke freely.

"Oh, so it’s this thing, the Psychic Network appearing unexpectedly."

Veronia hadn’t anticipated Feng Yuan’s attempt would lead to so many unexpected issues, not to mention the unforeseen Fantasy Stance. The influence on the Octopus still hasn’t completely dissipated.

According to the Octopus, during the period of the Fantasy Stance’s appearance, a phenomenon of special mental resonance occurred, or more accurately, a temporary formation of a Psychic Network emerged within the entire Shallow-Dwelling Octopus tribe, spreading the Psychic Shock felt by the Octopus in the Fantasy Stance throughout the tribe.

This was the reason they feared Feng Yuan and Veronia; based on the limited information they had, Feng Yuan and the others were responsible for instigating this series of events.

Fortunately, the Psychic Shock wasn’t strong, or more accurately, it was merely equivalent to an ordinary Ultimate Move attack. Otherwise, Feng Yuan would have had quite a task in dealing with the aftermath.

It’s essential to understand that the whole Shallow-Dwelling Octopus tribe was connected via a Psychic Network back then – a vast tribe scattered worldwide.

If the impact had been severe, handling the aftermath would have overwhelmed Feng Yuan. Even with Gitalien’s assistance, combing through the entire network would have taken substantial time.

"So, if we’re going to conduct experiments in the future, we’ll need to steer clear of well-known abilities, especially things like Psychic Networks. But in that case, many images may not be testable."

Touching his chin, Feng Yuan discerned the dilemma inherent in the situation. There’s no choice, as many Fantasy images involve Psychic Networks, or might possess abilities akin to them.

Yet in reality, this ability is a massive drawback because it drags the entire tribe down, and anything resembling such abilities should cause corresponding Fantasy images to be banned.

There’s no choice; if anything goes wrong, it could spell catastrophe.

However, given Feng Yuan’s familiarity with various fantasy stories from this world, there are countless Fantasy images with Psychic Networks or similar abilities, which means there’s not much to choose from regarding Fantasy Stance.

Unless one chooses to recklessly push forward, something entirely different could occur. But with such behavior, Divine Beasts would definitely show up.

For now, because it’s Feng Yuan and everyone wasn’t aware of this at the time, Veronia merely relayed the incident within the Divine Beast Intelligence Network, and nobody took it seriously.

After all, since nobody knew about this hidden danger, it wasn’t appropriate to assign blame for unintended results. But now that everyone’s aware, if anyone tries this again, it would be their fault.

"Sure enough, the dangers of the Qi Realm are greater than we imagined."

Using the power of the Dark Ancient Book to soothe the Octopus, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but sigh, while Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and snorted lightly, saying

"The cost and benefit correspond to each other, you know. The power of the Fantasy Stance is just like the Gorgeous Pearl hidden in the depths of The Profound Sea."

"You’re not wrong. There might be other chaotic elements, but... the cost is truly significant."

Feng Yuan laughed without rebuttal, as indeed, the power of the Qi Realm is undeniably strong. At least, from what Feng Yuan knows, even Divine Beasts rarely have the ability to abruptly elevate the strength of Low Order Spirit Beasts to Sacred Beast Level.

Of course, the cost is quite substantial, as Feng Yuan truly hadn’t heard of any power pulling the entire tribe in, yet the Fantasy Stance actually managed that.

Considering the Qi Realm originates in the Qi Realm Timeline, Feng Yuan seemed to understand why that timeline is so unique, standing far from the currently war-torn three timelines.

After all, the invasion ability of the Qi Realm fundamentally relies on the Qi Realm itself, but that’s something the humans of the Qi Realm Timeline simply can’t control.

The Qi Realm occupies many resources within its own timeline, making it unlikely to possess sufficient power for invasion, and even defending against invasions from other timeline branches is challenging, as the proportion of the Qi Realm’s power is too large and uncontrollable.

However, these matters don’t much concern Feng Yuan, as long as the Qi Realm’s powers aren’t abused for disruption, particularly now after testing the Qi Realm Stance.

"They seem reluctant to continue researching this, or perhaps they hold deep prejudices against the Qi Realm’s power."

Veronia suddenly remarked, catching Feng Yuan off guard, to which he replied

"Because the root of the power isn’t in the Main World? It makes sense, given the current side effects. Not expanding the research could be a good option, since these side effects are rather severe."

Previously, the mental pressure might have been barely acceptable, but the Fantasy Stance wasn’t. Although its enhancement is outrageous, Feng Yuan doesn’t favor uncontrollable power.

He knows the Divine Beasts worry about more than just this; they also consider the Qi Realm’s origin, which isn’t from the Main World. If anyone tampered with it, it could become troublesome.

Of course, Feng Yuan believes they understand that it’s nearly impossible. If tampering were feasible, the Qi Realm wouldn’t have extended into the Main World.

The shock brought by the Octopus’s Fantasy Stance hasn’t settled, just showing the researchers the extreme danger. Psychic Networks can appear out of nowhere, suggesting the Fantasy Stance might be more perilous than anticipated.

As for using it for some purpose?

It’s not the initial stage of the confrontation with The Imperial Timeline. If it were back then, given a chance for counterattack, they might have tried. But now, they’ve already succeeded in extending the conflict into The Imperial Timeline’s territory.

If not for the previous Temple consuming a lot of their energy, perhaps now the battlefield would have entirely shifted into The Imperial Timeline.

Given that the opposition only holds mastery over elusive time-jumps, they have no greater strengths, whereas the side of the Main World differs.

The existence of Divine Beasts exerts substantial suppression. If not for the fact that these Divine Beasts aren’t interfering, The Imperial Timeline wouldn’t have caused such big commotion.

Now, with a group of Divine Beasts disgruntled by the situation, they have teamed up to form a United Army and directly pushed into The Imperial Timeline.

In such circumstances, researchers aren’t as tempted by forces as they used to be, especially those bearing significant threats.

Until they hit a dead end, who would consider such dangerous affairs? They dare not gamble on such precarious matters, for if an accident occurs, regret would be too late.

Hence, the number of laboratories performing Qi Realm Stance research within the United Army has been reduced again, and every practical study requires repeated consideration of various aspects.

It’s unavoidable since Feng Yuan’s discovery of the Fantasy Stance has triggered some minor troubles. It’s his problem? Under normal circumstances, who would have thought that the abilities of the Fantasy Stance could be so exaggerated, almost perfectly replicating the powers of the Fantasy form?

Even Feng Yuan’s earlier speculation was at best assuming that special stances would gain abilities similar to legendary Fantasy Ultimate Moves rather than this scenario where the power itself is elevated to such an exaggerated extent.

"By the way, what do you think about the invitation from Cha Mu Town?"

Remembering something, Veronia looked at Feng Yuan and asked.